Custom Manufacturing

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Best fit for established brands looking for unique products in large volume.
For orders of less than 1,000 bars per blend, visit our online store to buy in bulk.

Our Process

Ideas and Formulation

1. Ideas and Formulation.

We start with a phone call to learn about your business and soap goals. From there, we’ll work with you to refine your product concept.

Prototypes and Approval

2. Prototypes and Approval

Through our test batch process, we’ll build on our work together from step 1 and turn these ideas into physical samples for your review.

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3. Packaging Development

We’ll advise and guide you through packaging design and options for procurement. Expertise right when you need it.

Quoting and Setup

4. Quoting and Setup

Once the soap formulas and packaging solutions are known, we can finalize your quote and move to production.

PO and Production

5. PO and Production

Now you can relax. We’ll produce your soap just as you want it and ship it on time to your warehouse or 3PL partner.

Bar Soap

  • All-natural, cold-process soap
  • Endless customization with essential oils, hero ingredients, butters, herbs, and clays.
  • 25 cut sizes: from .6 to 7.6 oz
  • Various options for custom packaging, wrapping, and logo stamping

At our custom manufacturing division, we specialize in creating all-natural bar soaps tailored to your product goals. With decades of formulation expertise, we've perfected a signature soap base known for its exceptional lather, functionality, and luxurious feel. While most custom projects start with our proven base, we also craft entirely unique formulations to meet specialized needs.

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Our custom soap formulations emphasize purity, quality, and innovation. Scents are crafted exclusively with essential oils, ensuring a natural and appealing aroma. Colors and textures are derived from organic herbs, micas, oxides, and clays—free of synthetic dyes. Nourishing oils and butters, such as shea, cocoa, jojoba, and hempseed oil, are carefully selected to enrich the skin and align with your brand's ethos. If you have a hero ingredient in mind, we'll leverage our experience with thousands of natural ingredients to make it the star of your soap.

We also understand that great soap deserves excellent presentation. That's why we provide various finishing options to ensure your product is market-ready. From logo stamping and custom-print boxes to multi-packs and kitting services, we help your soap stand out on shelves and in customers' hands.

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Shampoo Bars

  • EWG-green-rated ingredients only
  • Endless customization with essential oil, natural fragrances, herbs, oxides, micas, and hero ingredients
  • One-size, 3 oz disc
  • Various options for custom packaging; help to comply with the FDA labeling requirements****

Botanie's customizable shampoo bar is a standout product, designed to provide a luxurious hair care experience while prioritizing safety and sustainability. Unlike traditional soap-based cleansers, our shampoo bars are formulated with non-soap ingredients to gently cleanse without disrupting the natural balance of hair and scalp. Crafted by our R&D team, these bars deliver a rich lather, effective cleansing, and effortless rinsability, offering a premium alternative to liquid shampoos. Every bar is made exclusively with EWG-green-rated ingredients, ensuring they are safe for both people and the planet.

Customization options allow you to create a shampoo bar that aligns perfectly with your brand's vision. Choose from a range of essential oil scents, natural colors, and hero ingredients to make your product truly unique. Whether you're creating a high-performance bar for a niche market or an eco-friendly option for a broader audience, our shampoo bars are the ideal foundation for a thoughtful and innovative hair care line.

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Body Wash and Liquid Soap

  • True soap, made from oils saponified with potassium hydroxide
  • Endless customization options with viscosities, essential and nourishing oils, specialty ingredients
  • Body Wash, Foam Soap, Castile, Hand Soap, Custom Viscosities
  • Bulk packaging or filling the consumer bottles of your choice

Botanie's liquid soaps are a testament to authenticity and quality, crafted from natural oils saponified with potassium hydroxide. Unlike many liquid cleansers on the market, which are detergent-based, our products are true soaps, offering a pure and effective clean. Our liquid soap offerings include Foam Soap, Castile, Hand Soap, Body Wash, and custom viscosities to suit diverse applications.

Customization is at the heart of our liquid soap production. Starting with one of our liquid soap family bases, we can tailor formulations to include essential oil scent blends, nourishing oils, specialty ingredients, and viscosities specific to your product goals. This flexibility ensures your liquid soap reflects your brand's values and meets the unique needs of your audience.

To complete the product journey, we offer a wide range of packaging and finishing options. From bulk solutions like 250-gallon totes, drums, and buckets to consumer-ready bottles with caps, pumps, or tamper-evident seals, we deliver in the sizes and formats your business requires. Additional services, including kitting, labeling, and inkjet printing, ensure your products arrive ready to impress and perform in the marketplace.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the differences between Bulk and Custom Manufacturing?

We have two divisions:
• Bulk: For smaller orders (less than 2,000 bars or 100 gallons), you can purchase our ready-to-label bar and liquid soap blends directly from our website. No customizations are offered in this division. Soap is delivered in bulk packaging.

• Custom Manufacturing: For larger orders, we offer more flexibility, including custom formulations, blend development, and value-added services like logo stamping, custom-print packaging, organic certification, and direct shipping to Amazon and other 3PLs.

What are the minimums for custom bar soap orders?

The minimum for a first-time custom bar soap order is 2,160 bars (4oz). You may split this into two blends at 1,080 each. Ongoing minimums are 1,080 bars (4oz) per blend or equivalent in other cut sizes.

What are the minimums for custom liquid soap orders?

Liquid soap orders have the following minimums:
• Stock Blend Bulk Drums: 50 gallons.
• Custom Blend Bulk Drums (Botanie base): 100 gallons
• All Bottle Fill jobs or Custom Base: 150 gallons

What are the minimums for custom shampoo bar orders?

Shampoo bar orders require a minimum of 3,500 bars per blend.

What services are available through the Custom Manufacturing division?

We offer additional services such as:
• Stamping logos
• Boxing bars prior to shipment
• Lot code
• Filling containers with liquid soap

How long does the custom development process take?

• Development time/ Prototyping typically takes 3 months, depending on complexity.
• After development, bar soap production takes approximately 8-10 weeks, and liquid soap production takes about 6-10 weeks, depending on complexity.
• Shampoo bars production takes approximately 8 weeks.
• Using an existing blend may reduce development time.

Can I start with samples?

Yes! We recommend ordering a Soap Sample Set to test our existing blends and get a feel for their properties before beginning the custom process.

How do I begin the custom soap process?

Fill out the form on this page. From there, you’ll receive a questionnaire to help us assess your needs. An account manager will follow up with you directly.

What much does custom soap cost?

Pricing varies widely depending on the number of blends, packaging, added services, and ingredients used. We are unable to provide quotes until development steps are complete.